One person's journey to play the 100 best board games in the world.

Category: BGG Top 100

Time travel is a concept that is both fascinating and frustrating. It has inspired countless works of film and literature, with its enticing potential for intrigue and imagination. Yet attempting to manipulate the rules of time is often fraught with unforeseen consequences for the protagonists — and gaping plot holes for the writers. Few have… Read More Review: Anachrony

Concordia harkens back to the beginning of board gaming’s golden age. A time before the terms ‘Kickstarter’ and ‘stretch goal’ were part of the lexicon. Back when most of the hottest titles among board game connoisseurs were about producing and trading little wooden resources. Although Concordia feels like it is from 2003, it was actually… Read More Review: Concordia

Recently, I managed to get a group of friends together to play A Game of Thrones. I had played it once before, and had wanted to give it another try for a long time – hopefully this time with the full player count of 6. Here’s how it went.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’re probably aware that I love games that push boundaries. Well, Azul does just that, offering a fresh new take on tile placement games. Rather than using the classic mechanic as simply a means to an end, the designers have asked a poignant question: why can’t… Read More Review: Azul

Starling – Atlantis – February 15, 2087 The sea has always been my home. That doesn’t mean I can’t handle the mainlands. But the team asked me to stay back in Atlantis this month, to practice my building skills. I’m the best craftsman among our task force, and we need to be able to put… Read More The Haven Journals: February 15, 2087

On the BoardGameGeek database, a few things immediately stick out about Santorini. You might immediately notice the cutesy cover art, with the cartoon images of Poseidon and Aphrodite gazing gleefully over the picturesque town of Santorini. Or the ‘weight’ of the game as voted by BGG users, a mere 1.76 out of 5. This apparent… Read More Review: Santorini

As board gaming has rapidly evolved over the past couple of decades, it’s always exciting to see the innovations people come up with. There are plenty of games that have offered a fresh take on existing mechanics, and a select few that have introduced new concepts entirely. And on rare occasions, a truly great game… Read More Review: Mansions of Madness (2nd Ed.)

How many thousands of words have I written about worker placement games so far this year? I’ve lost count. It’s a great mechanic which many of the best games are built upon — but it feels like there are just SO MANY of them in the BGG Top 100. So, at this point, I think… Read More Review: The Gallerist

There are a lot of really comprehensive reviews of Terra Mystica out there. This is not one of them. Terra Mystica is a game of incredible depth, and I’ve barely scratched the surface. So far I’ve only had a chance to try out seven of the fourteen available factions, which each come with their own… Read More Review: Terra Mystica

Battlestar Galactica has been pretty high up on my board gaming to-do list for a while now. A heavily thematic social deduction game with hidden traitors — that’s right in my wheelhouse. So a couple of months ago when a new friend mentioned that he owned a copy of BSG, I scheduled a time to… Read More First Impressions: Battlestar Galactica